The International OCD Foundation presents

OCD Awareness Week

October 12-18, 2009

WHAT: OCD Awareness Week.

The International OCD Foundation and its affiliates from across the country will come together to educate their communities and the public as a whole about obsessive compulsive disorder and its treatments. Learn from the nation’s leading experts about how they work with those who suffer daily from the debilitating disorder. Have the opportunity to hear testimonials from patients both recovering and just beginning treatment and learn about the different treatments and therapies that help people hold jobs, balance relationships with family and friends, and lead more typical and productive lives.

WHY: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an all-consuming, debilitating disorder that affects up to 4 million people in the United States. The disorder also affects millions more: family, friends and caregivers of those with OCD suffer along side their loved ones.

OCD Awareness Week is presented by the International OCD Foundation as a vehicle for support, advocacy and education to help end the stigma surrounding OCD and encourage sufferers to identify the disorder and / or seek treatment. The national Foundation has enlisted the support of its Affiliates nationwide to join in this education effort.

WHEN: October 12-18, 2009

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Become a member of the International OCD Foundation

Attend an OCD Awareness Week event in your area (see list here)

Became a fan of the International OCD Foundation on Facebook and share the page with your friends

Make a donation to the International OCD Foundation

Attend a support group in your area (search here). Bring a friend or family member

Send a Letter to the Editor to your local newspaper about OCD Awareness Week (form letter here)

Be a mentor and a friend to someone battling with OCD

Host a book discussion among friends about OCD (link to OCD book list)

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